The Walpolean

Monadnock Farm Tour

Organized by the Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition and
Monadnock Travel Council

Saturday, August 26, 2017, 2pm – 6pm

KEENE, NH (7/13/17) — Trained pigs, scavenger hunts for children, border collie sheepherding demonstrations and an antique tractor show, as well as other activities, are sure to entice both young and old to local farms throughout the region during the 2017 Monadnock Farm Tour, Saturday, August 26, 2017, 2pm – 6pm.

Farmers are opening their barns, coops, hoop houses, and pastures to foster a better understanding of their day-to-day lives working to bring food to our tables, thanks in part to a grant from the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food. Organized by the Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition (MFCC) and Monadnock Travel Council, the goal of the Farm Tour is to provide rich experiences that are educational and fun for consumers while infusing much needed income into the pockets of local farmers.

“We live in a very rich, diverse, and somewhat undiscovered agricultural region in New England”, according to Roe-Ann Tasoulas, MFCC director. “You can spend the weekend at a farm stay and enjoy a home grown breakfast, go down the road for freshly made cheese, to pick berries, or enjoy a crafted beer. During the Tour, you can learn about cutting-edge growing technology or how to make cider. There is an abundance of opportunities to both buy fresh food and products, and to experience how they are grown and produced.”

The Monadnock Farm Tour offers an endless supply of activities for children to enjoy – egg collecting, make it & take it crafts, milking cows, visiting with miniature horses, goats, sheep, chickens, alpacas, and rescued draft horses, as well as numerous scavenger hunts. Connecting children with how food is grown nurtures an appreciation and respect that food is not indispensible and farms are vital to their future.

Cost for the Monadnock Farm Tour is $5/individual or $10/car. Buttons can be purchased at farms during Farm Tour hours only.  All proceeds go to pay for next year’s Monadnock Farm Tour.

Monadnock Farm Tour tips:

• Bring a cooler! You’ll be able to buy produce, eggs, cheese, meat and other farm products at most of the farms
• Plan on visiting 3 to 4 farms, budgeting 1 hour for each
• Please take time to use the hand sanitizer provided at each farm after petting an animal. Some farms may ask to disifect shoes to prevent farm-to-farm transmission of germs that might stick to shoes
• Bring sunscreen, hats, bug dope, water and cash

Rules: No pets allowed, no visiting farms after hours, no entering farm homes.

Interactive map and downloadable brochure available at: http://www.mfcommunitycoalition.org/farmtour

MONADNOCK FARM AND COMMUNITY COALITION is a regional coalition of 73 member organizations who meet quarterly to cultivate community action and build collaborations supportive of a robust, sustainable local food system throughout the Monadnock Region.

Learn more at www.mfcommunitycoalition.org

THE MONADNOCK TRAVEL COUNCIL was founded in 1990 to provide a comprehensive travel promotion program for the Monadnock Region tourism related businesses. The travel council provides a forum for communication in the Monadnock Region and to represent the region to other regions in New Hampshire, statewide, nationally and internationally. http://www.monadnocktravel.com

Sally McGaffigan wanted me to remind everyone that the Historical Societt Museum is open on Saturdays. –  Lil

Start getting in shape!  Or at least make a plan to start next week after the weather cools! – Lil

Chickens on the Loose 5K

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017

Walpole Elementary School

Registration 9:00 AM, Race 10:30 AM

$20 pre-race day/$25 day of race

Register online at http://www.lightboxreg.com/wptg

Post-race cookout, entertainment and raffle.

Register Early!  Don’t miss the fun!

Walpole Parent Teacher Group Fundraiser

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The Walpole Historical Society’s Museum will open Saturday June 3, 2017, with two brand new exhibits and new additions to the popular Louisa May Alcott exhibit.

The main gallery has been transformed into a timeline of over two hundred years of Walpole history.  Visitors will learn how Walpole evolved from a Native American seasonal fishing encampment in the 1700’s and how early settlers slowly transformed a wilderness into a prosperous New England village.

The exhibit “Walpole’s Louisa May Alcott” continues with an additional display that compares Louisa’s real Walpole experiences with the drama she wrote about in her famous novel Little Women.

Upstairs is another new exhibit, “When They Were Young” which features children’s clothing from the 1800’s to the 1960’s. Visitors can admire and ponder how children were ever clothed in such “formal” clothing when compared to today’s casual and easy-care styles.

The gift shop is brimming with colorful accessories and beautiful hand sewn table runners.  There are new children’s books and fun items.  We have a variety of books, wooden book marks, note cards, candles and napkins.  We invite you to come often and browse our museum.

The Walpole Historical Society Museum will open for the season on Saturday from noon until 4:00 PM  June 3, 2017 and every Saturday until mid-October.  It is located at 32 Main St., Walpole, New Hampshire.  * We are happy to open our doors anytime by appointment*.  You may call us at 603-756-3449 or call Joan at 756-3078 or Sally at 445-2527  Hope to see you soon.

If you were there, you know who won last year so I need not remind you.  I most remember it as a fun time and am sure you do as well! – Lil

FREE to the public!

Thinking of buying your first home?

Thoughts of putting your home for sale?

Needing more room for the family?

Or have you toyed with the idea of downsizing?

Scared of not knowing the process and where to start?

Then you need to be at the Walpole Town Library this Saturday, 9 a.m.

We will have a Home Inspector, Scott Wade from S&K Services;  Mortgage Loan Officer, Martha Zabielski from Savings Bank of Walpole;  Septic Inspector, Eric Eichner from Inspections by Eric; and Realtor Robin Sanctuary from Galloway Real Estate to share what they have to offer in a Real Estate transaction.

Each will give a brief lesson on what to expect and then be available for your questions.

Come and learn! Be sure to bring your questions!

This is FREE! RSVP’s are really appreciated. RSVP at the Galloway Real Estate office or email: Robin@gallowayservices.com

Walk ins will be welcome but handouts may be scarce!

See you Saturday!

Robin Sanctuary

Realtor

Galloway Real Estate

GOT DRUGS??

The Walpole Police Department is again participating in National ‘Drug Take Back Day’ sponsored by the US Dept of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration. This year we are providing two drop off locations – Saturday, April 29 from 10 AM to 2 PM: The Walpole Police Department at 4 Russell Street, North Walpole and at the Walpole Fire Station, 278 Main Street in Walpole.

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue and can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. Unused drugs should not be just thrown away where they can be retrieved and abused or illegally sold. Unused drugs that are flushed can contaminate the water supply. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment. For more information on prescription drug abuse go to http://www.dea.gov. or call the Walpole Police Department at (603) 445-2058.